An appliqué is a carving which may be applied to you sign or it may be used on its own, such as a decorative wall hanging.

Since most appliqués are painted, I carve them from HDU or wood (usually Sugar Pine). If your appliqué is to be natural, I will carve it from either Sugar Pine or a wood of your choosing.

Point of interest. During the days of ship carving, an appliqué which was applied to the stern of a ship, was referred to as a Stern Design and it was usually placed between the Transom Board and the Hail Board.